OIL Marketing Companies Association of Zambia (OMCAZ) president Dr Kafula Mubanga says the measures that government has put in place to cushion fuel pump prices appear not to be working. On Wednesday, Energy Regulation Board (ERB) Chairperson Reynolds Bowa said price indications of petroleum products on the international market were not good, heading into fuel pump price reviews next weekend. The ERB on August 31, adjusted upwards the pump price for petrol by K3.85 per litre, K3.52 for diesel and K3.86 for Jet A-1 at KKIA. But in an interview, Thursday, Dr Mubanga said ERB needed to explain why the costing structure for transportation had remained the same despite the TAZAMA pipeline being in place. “I think someone is not...

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